SCOTIA WIDOWS a.k.a. AMISH SLUTS

SCOTIA WIDOWS is another band that Kirk of SICK/TIRED plays in. if you expect them to be another FASTCORE / HARDCORE band like MK-ULTRA, SICK/TIRED, etc. let me tell you: you are wrong! in Kirk's own words: "Scotia Widows is basically me from mk-ultra with the drummer and guitarist from Pedestrians and the girl singing is from a lesser known chicago band called Venom Lords. Also, the "male" vocals are me singing. We have gotten comparisons to old Dangerhouse bands and Husker Du. It seems like a fair comparison." I guess I agree. but nevertheless SCOTIA WIDOWS are still a strange beast as there are some points where music and vocals seem to so far apart from one another that this must also be the reason that they still connect somehow. as I got a weak spot for female vocals I like it a lot! the physical copies of the CD-R were ltd. to 100 if you didn't get one click the pic for an mp3 rip of the demo.

OUT SOON: IDONEUM BELLO REC. 011.5 - HOSTILE LIFE - SKATEFUCKED E.P. CD-R IS COMING SOON!

this is how the cover of the European CD-R version of HOSTILE LIFE's SKATEFUCKED tape will look like. it will be a vinyl CD-R and most likely HOSTILE LIFE will be stamped on it... but who knows? maybe there will be different kinds CDs... and as we're speaking of HOSTILE LIFE - they got a blog of their own!

GET IT WHILE YOU CAN...

Sam has sent me some more copies of SHORTLIVED's self-released debut 12" which just had a print-run of 200 copies if I'm not mistaken. 14 tracks of great DROPDEAD styled HARDCORE in 13 min 33 sec.! the 12" comes in a thick screen-printed cardboard cover with lyric sheet and an extra sheet that has some cut & paste artwork. if you like music that's fast & vicious do yourself a favor and contact me.

ABORTED CHRISTIANS - LIVE 11/07/09

the recordings for the ABORTED CHRISTIANS & GAWJ - split 5" are also nearly finished! they need some mastering though. in case you're curious what to expect check out the ABORTED CHRISTIANS live footage on youtube.

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 011.5 - HOSTILE LIFE - SKATEFUCKED E.P. CD-R IS COMING SOON!

HOSTILE LIFE's SKATEFUCKED E.P. will be released as a tape in the U.S. by the band with help from RAWER BREATH REC. and TO LIVE A LIE REC. in Europe however I'll help them out and put the 6 tracks on a (vinyl) CD-R which will be housed in a DVD case. I don't know how the tapes are handled but the CD-Rs will be ltd. to 100 copies and will come with the usual gimicks like a lyricsheet and whatnot (maybe with buttons and/or patches) and of course have a printed cover.

GAWJ

have a sweet new blog entry:

Gawj ep available now.

So the 7" is available in 3 different variations while stock lasts.

Get it from http://shop.nowayout.co.nz (in Europe you can get it from PER KORO or me in the U.S. in a few days INTERPUNK may be your best bet for the start)

Also cool reviews in Maximum Rock'nRoll and on the Punkas website.

Also stop the friend requests, if we want to be your buddy we'll fucking ask you. All requests will be deleted. We don't like you, we certainly don't like your shit band and we don't give a fuck about your upcoming shows.

Gawj are also not playing live for the forseeable future.

edit: here's another review from SCANNER zine...

GÄWJ - So Far Away From Giving A Fuck We Can’t Be Seen {Idoneum Bello} Ever wonder what it’s like to have your face burnt off while simultaneously being ripped a new arsehole? Wonder no more because New Zealand’s very own GÄWJ will sort both issues out! This is a trip-to-hell 15-track 7" pressed on resplendent white vinyl that melds the spastic blur of the most ferocious Japanese HC (think LIP CREAM), a WARCOLLAPSE-esque Crust vocal assault and some down-tuned Metal riffage to create a noise that is guaranteed to dissolve the bowel of any Gaslight Anthem fan at 50 paces. The opening squeal of feedback heralds one of the highlights, ‘Buried Under 1000 Years Of Shit’. The feedback continues to assail the ears between every track with ‘Roadside Slaughter’ and ‘All Burn Together’ being other notables. Packaging is top stuff too with a fold out poster, inner sleeve and full lyrics. I personally could’ve done without so much Metal in the sound, but when a track like ‘Fuck Your World’ hits, then all is fine by me! (11.10.09)